Major bovines smuggling bid foiled; 71 cattle rescued, 3 arrested

As per police sources, on specific information, a team from Nagrota Police Station laid a naka near Ban Toll Plaza and signaled four Srinagar bound trucks to stop for checking.

On seeing police cops, the driver accelerated the vehicle and escaped from the spot by breaking the barriers. Stinking something fishy, the cops chased the vehicles and intercepted them.

During checking, police rescued 71 bovine animals from the trucks and arrested three persons, who have been identified as Arshad Ali, son of Talib Hussain of Village Ragoora, Mohammad Saleem, son of Mohammad Younas of Gole Gujaral and Zakir Ali, son of Abdul Aziz of Sail Kori Majalta.